Notre Dame

Gabriela Mayram Pérez Aguilar.
A00343752.

I chose Notre Dame because I think it's a beautiful architecture that has a lot of things to tell about the history of the country where it is. (France)

The first thing that comes to me when I see this picture is the story of the Hunchback of Notre Dame, and is that even looks a bit funny that connects with it, who does not like movies that end with an impossible love?.
But what many people do not stop to think, is that in those days, the church wanted people to respect him and that he had achieved through fear, that was one of many reasons why churches are a living representation of Gothic art, because apart from that many had in their basement the "torture chambers" as they were called, who disobey the mandates of the church if even in architecture was a little scared?.

Notre Dame is one of the most representative architectures of France and of Gothic art.
And is that from the base to the tip of the towers can be seen finishes of this type of art.



You can see the arches that instead of being very oval as they were before, in this type of architecture are very sharp.



The thing that caught my attention this kind of art, are the gargoyles.
French has an oral tradition there is a dragon named La gargouilles, who lived in a cave near the river Seine.
The gargouilles characterized by their bad manners swallowed ships, destroying everything that stood in his way, and spit too much water, so it caused all kinds of flooding.

The residents of nearby Rouen tried to placate his fits of temper with an annual human sacrifice consisting of a criminal who paid their faults as well, although the dragon preferred maidens.

In the year 600 the Christian priest came to Rouen Romanus willing to compromise with the dragon if the citizens of this town agreed to be baptized and built a church dedicated to Catholic worship.

Equipped with the annual convicted and attributes necessary for an exorcism, Romanus dominated the dragon with the single sign of the cross, transforming it into a docile beast who consented to be transferred to the city, tied with a simple string.

The gargouilles was burned at the stake, with the exception of its mouth and neck, used to the hot breath of the beast, resisted burning in view of which it was decided to mount them on the council, as a reminder of the bad times who had posed to residents.

But although many people believe that gargoyles are something like guards or something scary, really, as the name that is synonymous of "spit out water with ease," says, although the gargoyles decorative and symbolic functions fulfilled its main task is to divert rain water to prevent erosion in buildings.

Gargoyles in El Chanal

I found these amazing gargoyles on a house in El Chanal. I want to share with you these images:

Feedback

Hector, you need to cite your sources because when you do not is plagiarism. Also you need to check the sentences you write before you post them, they need editing.

Aldo, I loved your perception. You can develop a very interesting writing style. Just make sure you cite your sources, even if you paraphrase you still need to cite.

Eduardo, good research, but you missed your own perspective. I will explain in class how to cite properly.

Azul, you got the wrong mosque!

Cesar, I was expecting the definition of the elements you pointed at. You also need to cite your sources.

Melissa, you look at different sources and that is great. I would like to read more about your opinion on Notre Dame.

Good Job Andrea! Very interesting.

Luis Mario, Gargolas are very interesting, I am going to upload a very interesting picture you might like. You need to cite the source of your ideas as well.

Mariana, your comment is very interesting and you know, Hagia Sophia is particularly interesting because it has been as well an orthodox church and a mosque. I do not consider Wikipedia is a serious source for your academic work.

Alex, you wrote a very interesting post. Don´t you find interesting the way emperors were portrayed so close to God and how they considered that they pleased the Virgin Mary giving her new buildings for the empire?

Mr. Martin, good post but you did not include your sources! You need to include your sources ALL the time.

Paco, congratulations! Excellent job! There are still some tips I will explain in class about bibliography and citing properly.

Jorge, your information is interesting but it is not cited, therefore is considered plagiarism.

Marco, unfortunately nowadays it is a museum, not a church anymore. Remember the pictures I showed you with the mosaics? Those pics are from a blog lobbying for
Hagia Sophia to be turned into an orthodox church again.

Mayram and Abraham? I missed your comments.

Marco Vinicio Gómez Gudiño A00343806 Art and culture

Hagia Sophia Structure

Principally I am going to talk about this huge and beautiful church in Turkey. I am more interested in the architecture of this place because it is like advanced architecture on that time. I has to be amazing to have mass on that place, its huge, big, great, and old, but I am referring to old as something important, something that you want to see with your own eyes.
Here is a bit of it history. It was built by Constantine the Great, but it was burned so they had to rebuilt it, the Hagia Sophia it our present time was built between the 532-537 by emperor Justinian I.
Now lets get to what really matter. The structure, the plans of this great construction.

On the left side of this document is a pretty good image of what it is the Hagia Sophia of our present times.
The church is 180 ft high and was built with a dome on dome technique. The upper most dome, 108 ft in diameter, has a series of forty windows to catch the sunlight from practically every angle. Hagia Sophia is thought of as one of the supreme achievements in the history of architecture in the world. The dimensions of are Hagia Sophia are 270 ft long and 240 ft wide, making it one of the largest churches in the world.


Bibliography
http://miroir.mrugala.net/Art%20et%20architecture%20medievals/ArtH1-47.html
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia-floor-plan.html
http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia

Jorge Addid A00343807

It tells the history Of Nôtre-Dame's Cathedral of Paris is one of the most ancient French cathedrals of Gothic style, places in the square Parvis, in the small Isla de la Cité in Paris, France, his architect was Maurice de Sully that I use the Gothic architecture as a powerful instrument in the beginning of the 11th century, in order that the cities were evolving and achieving a better civilization.
It was constructed during the reign of Luis VII, initiating in 1163 and ending in 1267 approximately, this church was a place of events as Napoleon's coronation as emperor of France for the dad Pio and the coronation of Enrique VI during the war of hundred years.
Western front.
This one is the main face is the one that provokes major impact and the bigger ones and more famous.
There is thought that it is similar to that of Saint Denis's cathedral for his form and Romanesque style, is proportional and reduces his elements to the essential, independent thing to the thought of many of the architects of this period.
His different architects used a "plastic" wall that interconnects all his elements and happens to integrate also the sculpture in predefined places, preventing it from growing spontaneous and since it happened in the Romanesque one.
The front presents three horizontal levels and is divided in three vertical zones by the buttresses lightly prominent that join in uprightness both low floors and reinforce the beaks of both towers.
Every tower possesses a height of 69 meters.
The portals, the windows, and the gallery of the principal block join in a square subdivided by some vertical and horizontal strong elements in a boss of the cells with the windows of pink color in the center. This high cathedral of 110 feet, it was the first one constructed a really monumental scale.

Francisco Aguilar - A00343750

The Notre Dame de Paris

I will talk about the Notre Dame de Paris’ cathedral.

Although it’ll change a little the structure, I consider I should begin with a little explanation about the church. It’s name is after the Virgin Mary, and would mean “Our Lady of Paris” in English. This is the cathedral of the Catholic archdiocese of Paris (in other words, it is here where the chair, or “throne”, of the Archbishop of Paris is). As many of my classmates have already said (though it’s too important to not mention it), the Notre Dame de Paris is one of the greatest examples of the Gothic architecture.

On octobre 12^th of 1160, Maurice de Sully became the archbishop of Paris. He rebuilt an old church dedicated to Virgin Mary, Notre Dame, and transformed it into a bishop’s church, a canon church, and a baptistery. The first stone was laid in 1163, in presence of Pope Alexander III. The construction was made from the year 1163, to the year 1250 after Christ.

Now, leaving behind the history context of the Notre Dame de Paris, I’ll talk about the many beautiful -and very characteristic of the gothic architecture- stained-glass windows.

There is in Notre Dame one of the greatest masterpieces of Christianity, the South Rose Window. It has 12.90 meters in diameter. It is divided in four circles, and it’s a counterpoint to the North Rose Window. Both are very similar, just that the South Rose Window has an extra rosette that the North one does not have. They represent the flowers of Heaven, but also they are a reminder that we are all unique, but the Children of God are even more beautiful when they come together. In every little circle –as you may see- is someone different from the New Testament.

South Rose Window

As for my personal opinion, I just love it. The stained-glass windows have always been something that attracts me from the churches. And these ones are particularly beautiful. And the size must make them incredibly impacting to see in real life. The whole Cathedral of Notre Dame is really amazing, and I would really love to see it in real life. I expect to go there somewhere in the near future.

Bibliography:

Notre Dame de Paris' history.

Notre Dame's South Rose Window information.

Rosette's information.

Luis Martín Guardado Aguayo

INSIDE OF NOTRE DAME
Notre Dame has a beautiful architecture and the gothic style is reflected in the magnificence of it interior.
The altar has a glorious and dark stile, It makes me feel the divinity of that place, and at the same time, I feel I’m nothing compared to the highness of the building and I also feel like if there was something hidden there.
We can appreciate the way the columns get together in the roof, and the way it looks like a skeleton, but preserving the elegance and the solemnity.
The altar is by itself a masterpiece, decorated in gold and painted with beautiful colors that add light to the darkness of the gothic stile. The size is important here too, it doesn´t seems to be out of proportion because at the bottom, the columns make an arc, reducing the visual space.
The windows are also very important, because they provide the building of light, but they don’t illuminate completely the halls, so, the cathedral conserves a moderate darkness.
The gothic stile has roman aspects included on it, like the columns and the style of the sculptures, and it is characterized for being very close to all the religious aspects, but with a lot of emphasis on the evil, not excluding it, but using it to be more imposing.

Alex!!! 343584

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia is a beautiful architectural building. If you see it from the way you want: history, building, museum, church, etc. you can enjoy it.
This building is one of the most important (or the most) monument of Byzantine art expression. And we can discover it looking at the characteristics that it has (of this expression) like domes and mosaics principally.
This time I’m going to mention the mosaics founded in this monument. Mosaic is the art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of colored glass, stone, or other materials. In this case was the mostly the gold. The interior of the churches in this time were covered with this ones, but almost all of them were destroyed whit the wars.
Also, almost all the mosaics have the same subject characteristic: religion. In almost all the mosaics that have this church relate some divine topic, like saints, another important byzantine characteristic. Also, they put at the royalty in a lower level giving presents to the saints.
I think this glass expression is so beautiful and creative; who did it had so much patience and was very original thinker.

The next mosaic has the characteristics before mentioned, Christ in the middle and a monarch giving him reverence. This mosaic is over the Hagia Sophia’s Imperial Door.


And here are some others mosaics founded on Hagia Sophia:
Again, Christ in the middle and the king Constantine IX and his wife Zoe beside him; made of gold and decorating the interior of the monument.



And here, the virgin whit the kings beside her giving to her another buildings. I think it represented that they were at her disposition. It decorates the inside of the church/museum too.



° Traveling Cam. "Mosaic at the Hagia Siphia". Ulysses Ronquillo. http://travellingcam.wordpress.com/2006/09/19/mosaic-at-the-hagia-sophia/. September 25th 2009.
° Ars Summum. "Mosaico de Cristo y la pareja imperial formada por Constantino IX y Zoé". http://www.arssummum.net/details.php?image_id=2976. September 25th 2009.
° Ars Summum. "Mosaico de Cristo y el basileus León VI (s. IX)". http://www.arssummum.net/details.php?image_id=2975. September 25th 2009.
° Great Buildings. "Hagia Sophia". © 1994-2008 Kevin Matthews and Artifice, Inc. http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Hagia_Sophia.html. September 25th 2009.
° Hagia Sophia. "Mosaics". Hagia Sophia © All Rights Reserved. http://www.hagiasophia.com/listingview.php?listingID=2. September 25th 2009.

Mariana Valladares Anguiano A00343775

Hagia Sophie

A little bit of culture:

The hagia Sophie church is considerate the most important fact in the architecture of the byzantine period. I love this church because it shows us a magnificent dome made of bricks; at the same the most impressive part of the church are the four towers a rounded the church.

In the beginning was believed that those were the steeple of the church.
But know we know that after the turkeys arrived Constantinople, the byzantine emperor create in 1453 D.C those tall and straight towers that are called minaret, the minarets were create because they want to all the people hear the five calls of the oration.

The minarets were built in three parts:
Base: “the ground is ground is excavated until a hard foundation is reached. Gravel and other supporting materials may be used as a foundation.” Wikipedia.
Shaft: this are providing the necessary structural support to the highly elongated shaft.
Gallery: It is covered by a roof-like canopy and adorned with ornamentation.

LUIS MARIO DIAZ RINCON-A00343755 GARGOYLES

http://www.vigoenfotos.com/paris/imagenes/paris/notre_gargolas/g_vigoenfotos_3335p.jpg
Notre Dame Cathedral, is the most important of all of france, and one of the most important of the World. It represents the gothic art, th estructure of the church is awesome.
The gothic art is the one i most like, it looks dark, elegante and with a touch of fear that make the church look imponent.
As in all other gothic churches, notre dame has gargoyles on the corners., made of stone. Gargoyles represents protection to the church, gargoyles are made with strange forms representing humans, monsters and even demons.
The special function of gargoyles was scaring the sinners from the church, and protect the temple against other invasors. These sculptures are made with a caracteristical form, very detailed in each part. The ones in the picture above has feathers, which look very realístic.

Andrea!!

Notre-Dame's Cathedral is the church most known of Paris and is the most representative of the Gothic style worldwide.
The Gothic Art is an artistic European style that was applied in the field of the civil and religious architecture, the sculpture, the windows, the wall painting and on table, the manuscripts and the diverse decorative arts
A specific part that I like more of the Notre-Dame’s Cathedral photographies was the portal of the final judgment that is one of three big portals that the front presents.
The Portal of the Final judgment, that is the most important of the center, it shows sculptures representing the resurrection of the dead men, an angel with a scale weighing virtues and sins and demons that take the sinful souls, very important images during the middle ages.
Both lateral portals were dedicated to the Virgin Mary and to Holy Ana, her mother
Above of these front pages they find figures of 28 kings of Judea who preceded Christ's arrival.
I like very much this part of the cathedral because it is one of the most important parts and I am charmed with the details, and the Gothic style that they represent every sculpture formed of the portal of the final judgment, also I am charmed with the representation of 28 kings of Jewish, I think that it is something that marcs the history and does that the cathedral has more artistic style.


Portal of the Final judgment



Notre-Dame de Paris, http://www.visitarparis.com/notredam.htm
Central Notre-Dame de parís http://www.mundocity.com/europa/paris/notredame.html

Melissa Ramìrez Reyna 998701

Notre Dame is a gothic cathedral on the eastern half of Paris, France.
The gothic art is based on the pointed arc. The pointed arc forms part of the gothic art and it was born in the Borgoña romantic. It practices less resistance than the one of the middle point that supports, and its stylist figure allows an esthetic that will be fully exploited by the gothic.
The pointed arch offers to the buildings slenderness and uprightness. In the 13th century they were very opened, which is the pointed classic arch. In the 14th century they become more pointed and high, and in the 15th century they used and specific arches.
In Gothic buildings, the weight of the roof was supported by the arches rather than the walls. This meant that walls could be thinner.
At conclusion, I think that the Notre Dame Cathedral is an amazing representation of the gothic art, and that’s why this building is the most significant construction of this current.

Arteguias. Arquitectura gòtica. Disponible en: http://www.arteguias.com/arquitecturagotica.htm
Arte gòtico: Arquitectura, la catedral. Disponible en: http://www.pastranec.net/arte/gotico/arquitectura.htm
Gothic arquitecture. Disponible en: http://architecture.about.com/od/earlychristianmedieval/ss/gothic_3.htm

César Alberto Luna Sandoval A00343746

Santa Sofia

The church that I chose was the Constantinople church, it´s name is Santa Sofia.
The church it has 4 poles around it, the thing that seemed estrange to me was that one of the poles is orange and the other ones are white, also it has a big blue dome on the top.
The sculpture rests in 4 big arches that at the same time are sustained by four pillars.



Inside it was beautiful made so the light would come so majesty and beautiful, it has a mosaic so they actualize realize the beauty that is inside.
It was a church until it was conquest by the Turkish people; it also was use as a shelter to may families during that event.
For me, this church is pretty spectacular, it so enormous it immediately captures your sight and your feelings, it doesn’t seem a big deal on the outside but when you look inside is very spectacular.

Frontage

The construction of the mosque began in August, 1609.
The front of the entry was constructed in the same way as that of Süleymaniye's Mosque, with the exception of the torrecillas of the domes of the corners. The court is almost so big as the ownproper mosque and is surrounded by a constant gallery .It possesses relies on space for the ablution in both sides. The hexagonal source fountain that one finds in the center is relatively small compared with the dimensions of the court. The monumental door of access to the court rises from the gallery. His semidome possesses a delicate structure in the shape of stalactites, crowned by a small dome nervada on a drum of great height.
Has several such as material elements brick and stone for exterior and interior coatings of mosaic, series of arches of half a point, classic column as support. The churche is very beautiful and interesting.

http://www.estambul-online.com/mezquita_azul.htm

Azul S G.
date:25/sep/09

Eduardo Urbina A00343804 "Dome"

Dome
It is mostly the dome which makes Hagia Sophia world famous. The dome sits at the centre of the church. It is between two half domes which together equals to the diameters of the dome. The dome is built by brick and mortar, it is 31, 24 mt (102 ft 6 in) diameters and is 55, 6 mt (182 ft 5 in) high. Because of the several repairs and constructions in time, the dome lost its circular shape and the diameter became 31,24 mt (102 ft 6 in) to 30,86 mt (101 ft 3in).

The dome is carried on four pendentives and these pendentives enable its transition into the square shape of its piers below. These pendentives distribute the weight of the dome to the walls under it.





Hagia Sophia is a great architectural beauty and an important monument both for Byzantine and for Ottoman Empires. Once a church, later a mosque, and now a museum at the Turkish Republic, Hagia Sophia has always been the precious of its time.

The mystical city Istanbul hosted many civilizations since centuries, of which Byzantium and Ottoman Empires were both the most famous ones. The city today carries the characteristics of these two different cultures and surely Hagia Sophia is a perfect synthesis where one can observe both Ottoman and Byzantium effects under one great dome.

http://www.hagiasophia.com/

Aldo (: A00343767 Notre Dame

Notre Dame is one of the most famous churches of all times, the exquisite gothic influence it has makes it a bit dark, but definetely a treat to the eye of those lucky enough to see it.

The Gargoyles perched on top of the church (see picture above) were there as a metaphor, protection of the holy church, plus the water spouts in them symbolize the capacity of taking evil spirits and "vibes" out of the temple. The tinted glass windows make a beautiful and sensual lighting inside the church, the play between colors is definitely a big plus in the whole Notre Dame experience.

The vaulted ceilings give the sensation of a lot more height than the one the church actually

possesses also the arches in the balconies, with the gothic moldings are definitely classy, sleek and elegant. The whole charm of this artistic current is the whole juxtaposition of details, it's a bit over the top but it's made in a way it still looks elegant and classy instead of the tadpole tacky it would in other situations.

Medieval architecture

Peace, trascendance, happiness, and many other different emotions and ideas are experienced when we observe these beautiful churches, these imponent yet protecting and inspiring buildings.

They are more than just buildings, and that is the reason they are still in our world being part of our history of our identity.

Today I am offering you two wonderful pictures, it was hard to choose, because none of the pictures that I could found get any close to the beauty of these constructions, so please, before posting make sure you visit many websites, look at many different books so you can appreciate different perspectives of each church.

Im just giving you a couple of hints... one is in Istanbul, it used to be in Constantinopla. The other one.... in Paris.

One is Catholic, the other is Orthodox. One is still a church, you can actually go to mass there, the other is nowadays a museum.

So, what do you have to do?

RESEARCH and POSTING.

You need to include the following:

Select one of the churches.

Offer to us, particular information on architecture or the visual arts inside or outside the church (you need to define the term you are explaining) and explain to us exactly where in the building we can see it).

Offer to us, particular information on the building history or context.

Tell us your opinion.

IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU DO NOT REPEAT INFORMATION THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN PROVIDED BY ONE OF YOUR CLASSMATES.

Please INCLUDE pictures whenever it is necessary.

Due: Friday night.

Enjoy this exercise!

Charlie.

Good job!

Marco, Mr. Martin, Paco, Alex and Aldo. Great comments. You show a particular "eye" for arts.
More information on the piece:

I am sending you the information provided by the Louvre, the museum where this piece is exhibited.

Originally it did have a head and arms. Here is the complete story:

"An original Greek statue probably destroyed by an earthquake, this work was found in countless pieces in 1863 on the island of Samothrace, in the northeast Aegean. The right wing is a plaster copy of the left wing, the only one to have survived. The cement base beneath its feet is also modern; the statue initially stood on the sculpted prow of the ship. It loomed out of a hilltop sanctuary at an angle, which explains why less attention was paid to carving the right-hand side. The Victory — “Nike” in Greek — is shown as if she were just alighting on the prow of the ship to which she is bringing divine favor. Discovered in 1950, her right hand enabled her original gesture to be restored: with her raised hand, she announces the coming event. Staged in spectacular fashion very much in keeping with Hellenistic taste, she could be seen from afar by ships approaching the island. The proportions, the rendering of the bodily forms, the manner in which the drapery flapping in the wind is handled, and the expansiveness of the highly theatrical gesture all bear witness to the search for realism in sculpture dating from this period.After examining certain stylistic details, scholars believe that this monument might be a votive offering from the Rhodians to thank the gods for a naval victory around 190 BC, but André Malraux was delighted with the accidental mutilation of this statue, which turned it into a timeless icon of Western art — “a masterpiece of destiny.”"The winged goddess of Victory standing on the prow of a ship overlooked the Sanctuary of the Great Gods on the island of Samothrace. This monument was probably an ex-voto offered by the people of Rhodes in commemoration of a naval victory in the early second century BC. The theatrical stance, vigorous movement, and billowing drapery of this Hellenistic sculpture are combined with references to the Classical period-prefiguring the baroque aestheticism of the Pergamene sculptors. ""This exceptional monument was unearthed in 1863 on the small island of Samothrace in the northwest Aegean. It was discovered by Charles Champoiseau, French Vice-Consul to Adrianople (Turkey). The goddess of Victory (Nike, in Greek) is shown in the form of a winged woman standing on the prow of a ship, braced against the strong wind blowing through her garments. With her right hand cupped around her mouth, she announced the event she was dedicated to commemorate. The colossal work was placed in a rock niche that had been dug into a hill; it overlooked the theater of the Sanctuary of the Great Gods. This niche may also have contained a pool filled with water in which the ship appeared to float. Given its placement, the work was meant to be viewed from the front left-hand side; this explains the disparity in sculpting technique, the right side of the body being much less detailed. The highly theatrical presentation-combined with the goddess's monumentality, wide wingspan, and the vigor of her forward-thrusting body-reinforces the reality of the scene. "

Marie-Bénédicte Astier. Louvre Museum Website. September 21, 2009.

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/activite/detail_parcours.jsp?CURRENT_LLV_PARCOURS%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198674098115&CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198674098163&CURRENT_LLV_CHEMINEMENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198674098163&bmLocale=en

There you go... start posting! You have lots of information and tools to do a better job this time.

Enjoy!

ps. you just need to make one comment this time.

Hidden art

What you are seeing in the pictures is Tim Noble and Sue Webster's artwork. What at first sight is just a bunch of trash you can easily find in London's streets, secretly keeps incredible and amazing shadow-made figures. The pictures speak by themselves.
In the following link you can find some more artworks, some made by Shigeo Fukuda (which are very are very awesome too).
It's in Spanish, sorry.


If I may add just a little comment, I find this artwork very appealing. The amazing thing is to find that even trash, from the right perspective, is something beautiful. You know, like a very artistic metaphor of a philosophy of life.
Literally, that when our life is an amorphous and disgusting bunch of trash, there is a precise perspective from which it is something incredibly beautiful.


Yours,
Pako.

A flame, a bag and a bottle.

I am a keeper. I wish I had the time to upcycle as much as I would like to. Trash? Hardly.
I do imagine that bottle of perfume someday (not far) at the MOMA.
Abraham: Why is the colour and the form of the recipient so attractive to you?
Hector: You said the pieces seem futuristic, why dont you look for the characteristics that make an item futuristic?
Marco: Good job! Can you describe how you think the perfume smells like?, and also, why do you think it smells good?
Aldo: I really liked your comment on the Veteran´s flame, in the other one, I think you should write more, I know you have very intereting ideas to share with us.
Luis Mario: Very good comments, I wonder why former soldiers would feel as well. On the other comment, I like how you say that you like the curves and the way you can hold the container, the word for describing that is sensual because you are appealing to senses.
César: Do you think modern and futuristic share the same attributes?
Mr. Martin: You say that the bag sent you an idea, arent beauty and sophistication ideas as well?
Azul and Melissa: Share more thoughts with us, dont limit yourself.
Mariana and Andra: Why did you decide that the perfume is for man? What characteristics made you think that?
Mayram: Good job! but only one comment!
Jorge: Liked your comments , you have good ideas but you need to express yourself beyond the first comment. Why do you think it is weird?
Paco: Is it possible that there is an intention and you missed it? I LOVE the idea of the real flame. Museums show clothes and other items from popular culture as pieces of art frequently.
Paco and Alex: Congratulations! you are the only ones who actually used the information we have discussed in class. Im quite happy with your work.
Charlie.

For your extra comment.

For your second comment I want you to look at these images, go through their websites if you wish and then wriiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiite your toughts...

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2009/08/kenzo_ron_arad.php#more

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2009/08/artecnica_tbwa.php#more

Remember to keep in mind that you are analyzing if the piece is art or not and try to explain your reasons.

Charlie

Veteran´s Flame

This is an installation currently being shown in NY. Watch the video, then visit this website:

http://creativetime.org/programs/archive/2009/plot09/artworks.php

Once you understand the point of this installation, make your comment considering the following questions or guidelines:

What is the purpose of this installation?

What are the physical elements used?

Why can we define this as art?

How is this different from art as we are used to?

Does this have a social motive?

Does this have a cultural motive?

These are just basic questions to help you start analyzing this. Please feel free to expand them as much as you want. Do remember the guidelines for your blog participatin located in course documents.

This painting is titled "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. After our August 17th session, please start with your comments.